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    12 Days of Christmas Nails: Day 7… Sweet Talkin, Sugar Coated Candy Cane

    14th December 2011
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    It’s starting to feel very Christmassy around here. I’ve had my first glimpse of snow yesterday and our house is completely decked out with lights and decorations! 
    As I type this, I’m watching 101 Dalmatians which I think qualifies as a Christmas movie because there’s snow everywhere. It takes me back to being about 6 years old although I have a completely new appreciation for it now I’m old enough to know that Hugh Laurie and Mark Williams (Horace and Jasper) are British comedy legends!
    Today’s nails were inspired by Christmas Candy Canes and they look quite tasty if I say so myself!

    I used Barry M Matt White as a base and used a striping brush to freehand the stripes with La Femme Cherry Red.



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    Half-Moon Nudey

    27th September 2011
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    This is another look from New York Fashion Week, this time from the Odilon show. 
    The design comes from Minx Nails who, in case you don’t know, make a special kind of nail sticker that really bonds to your nail and is normally applied by professionals. However, lots of the designs are easy enough to recreate at home with polish and nail art brushes. 
    You may have seen Beyonce, Rihanna and other stars sporting the famous Minx chrome manicures. Hopefully, one day, the powers that be will create a polish that gives you the same effect as the amazing chrome Minxes.
    I couldn’t find this design on Minx’s website but you can click here to see the models sporting the look.

    I used Collection 2000 White as a base and Cult Nails Cruisin’ Nude for the half moons which I applied using a small nail art brush.

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    Meet EOTD and NOTD. They’re twins!

    24th July 2011
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    I’ve been trying to create a video tutorial for a Smokey Eye look all week after someone requested it on Facebook but it seems like the world is against me on this one.
    The first time I tried, I just didn’t get good enough footage because I’m still a rookie. On my second attempt, I got the footage but it refuses to play on my computer. It just crashes any software that I try to open it with, including the editing program! Très frustrating! 
    So anyway, here are my takes on the ever classic smokey eye and it’s companion, the smokey nail!
    I used:
    E.L.F. Eyelid Primer
    Bourjois Eyeshadow – Blanc
    17 Solo Eyeshadow – Thunderbolt
    MUA Eyeshadow – Shade 20
    E.L.F. Cream Eyeliner – Black
    Jerome Alexander Mascara
    I think I’ll try one more time to make a tutorial for this look but if the universe can find yet another way to tell me that it’s just not meant to be, I’ll have to concede!
    I created a (sort of) gradient using one sponge and three colours. I utilised a combination of dabbing and dragging the sponge
    Collection 2000 – White
    La Femme – Grey Cream
    Rimmel – Black Satin
    Top coat of NYC
    I’m going camping this week so I won’t be blogging. I have one holiday inspired nail art post scheduled for Wednesday and I should be back to blogging by the weekend.

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